Stonebeck Up
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.176, -1.871 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 08 75 |
| Dialling code: | 01969 (Leyburn) |
Stonebeck Up is a small, upland civil parish tucked into Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, within the Nidderdale AONB and the administrative area of Harrogate. The landscape is characteristically rugged: patchwork drystone walls, heather moorland and steep dales, with watercourses feeding into Gouthwaite Reservoir and a network of rights of way that make it popular with walkers and birdwatchers.
Economically and socially it remains a largely agricultural place, with scattered farms, sheep rearing and some grouse moors alongside a modest visitor economy. The area has long historical roots, with land patterns and boundaries that reflect medieval monastic estates such as Fountains Abbey, and today retains a quiet, close‑knit rural character prized for its sense of remoteness and wildlife.
Postcode districts covering Stonebeck Up
Most populated places nearby
- Harrogate 18.4 miles
- Keighley 21.5 miles
- Yeadon 22.8 miles
- Shipley 24.1 miles
- Guiseley 21.7 miles
- Bingley 22.8 miles
- Horsforth 24.9 miles
- Northallerton 21 miles
- Ripon 14.1 miles
- Baildon 23 miles
- Ilkley 17.5 miles
- Knaresborough 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stonebeck Down Parish 3.7 miles
- Colsterdale Parish 3.8 miles
- Fountains Earth Parish 3.9 miles
- Carlton Highdale Parish 4.5 miles
- West Scrafton Parish 5.2 miles
- Ilton-cum-Pott Parish 5.4 miles
- Carlton Town Parish 5.6 miles
- Caldbergh with East Scrafton Parish 5.8 miles
- Healey Parish 5.9 miles
- Melmerby Parish 6.1 miles
- Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Ward 6.5 miles
- Coverham with Agglethorpe Parish 6.9 miles
Example postcodes in Stonebeck Up
HG3 5SU, HG3 5TA, HG3 5SP, HG3 5ST, HG3 5SN, HG3 5SX, HG3 5SW
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 29.1 miles
- Bolton Abbey Railway Station 13.9 miles
- Embsay Railway Station 14.7 miles
Hotels in Stonebeck Up Ad
Local points of interest
- Bewerley Hall Estate 7.7 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 11.3 miles
- Pennine Chain Mountains 12 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 12.5 miles
- Fors Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles
- Catterick Racecourse Recreation 17.1 miles
- Newby Hall Estate 17.2 miles
- Dent Head Hill 19.8 miles